Disputes as to the ownership of the land i.e developers vs shack dwellers formed the basis of the lecture. The informal land markets created by the shack dwellers is better suited for their needs but can not be encompassed by the capitalist concept of land ownership the as value of settlement is based on social requirement rather than monetry value.
The conclusions drawn from the lecture were thus:
- Informal landmarkets need to be recognised
- This type of settlement needs to be better located within the city
- More government intervention
The ill definied conclusions of the lecture were somehow supposed to result in the establishment of sustainable cities. Evidence of positive interventions in such circumstances were required to back up the presentation but sadly they were amiss. As is probably quite obvious I left the lecture dissatisfied with its contents.
